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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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